March 31, 2015

The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 6:20 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. The Cafe is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

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Program

Attend First Person: Conversations with Survivors every Wednesday and Thursday and listen as Holocaust survivors share their experiences during the Holocaust. Each hour-long program is presented as a live interview with an opportunity for the audience to ask questions. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. and it is recommended that you arrive early to ensure a seat for this popular event. Rubinstein Auditorium (Lower Level)

Films

Rubinstein Auditorium or Meyerhoff Theater, Lower Level

The following films will be shown on a continuous loop throughout the day. Please pick up the Museum's Today Sheet at the Information Desk (Hall of Witness) for exact times and location.

The Path to Nazi Genocide. This 38-minute film traces Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party’s ascent to power in Germany, which paved the way for the Holocaust and World War II.

Defying Genocide. This 19-minute film recounts the story of Damas Gisimba, who was overseeing a small orphanage in Rwanda when the 1994 genocide occurred.

A Good Man in Hell. In this 12-minute film, General Roméo Dallaire, head of the UN mission in Rwanda during the genocide, reflects on the challenges he and his soldiers faced.

Liberation, 1945. This 15-minute film features the stories of Holocaust survivors and the soldiers who freed them from Nazi camps at the end of World War II.

Genocide: The Threat Continues. View the efforts of the Museum’s Center for the Prevention of Genocide to bring attention to the people and places at risk today for genocide and other mass atrocities. The exhibit currently focuses on the deadly conflict in Syria, which has created one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. Wexner Center, Second Floor

What Was the Holocaust?

The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were “racially superior” and that the Jews, deemed “inferior,” were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community.

During the Holocaust, German authorities targeted other groups because of their perceived “racial inferiority:" Roma (Gypsies), the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples (Poles, Russians, and others). They also persecuted other groups—Communists, Socialists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and homosexuals—on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds.

Museum Policies

All those entering the Museum buildings must pass through metal detectors and have their belongings scanned. Eating, drinking, and smoking are not permitted. Visitors may make and share personal photos or audiovisual recordings unless otherwise posted; tripods and lighting equipment (including camera flashes) are not allowed. Private use of Museum classrooms, theaters, and meeting spaces by outside groups or organizations is prohibited.